Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-01-06
THE NEWS.

Judge Thomas NJ Cooley has assumed
his duties as receiver of the Wabash
rail ilway system.
A floor gave away at a eolored wed
ding at Xenia, but fortunately no one
was seriously injured.
There has been an increase in the
wages of the freight conductors and
train men in the Dennison divisiGn,
Panhandle Railroad.
Rev. Truman NJ Post, D D, the Oldest
Protestant minister in St. Louis, depart
ed this life with the old year, aged sev>
enty-siX years.
Ex-Superintendent of mails W II
Boten pleaded guilty to Withholding
$4,000 from the government at Chica-
go. His sentence was deferred.
CIV Noble has been appointed Judge
of the common pleas court of CuyahagO
county by Judge Foraker, vice James
NJ Jones, resigned.
Leander J Bussard, of Wabash, III. e.
VINO mas been a cripple from boy, fell
on the ice and getting up discovered his
legs were again in tnrir right condition.
Trains were delayed several hours
Thursday by snow-storms in New York.
The Opera-house block. NichoIasville,
Ky. was damaged by fire To the extent
of $4,000.
Miss McQHinnian, manager of the
WOmen's Exchange at Indianapolis, is
charged with emoezzlement.
Burchard Hayes, son of the ex-Presi+
dent, was married Thursday to the
daughter of N G Sherman, of Norwalk
Ohio.
Judge Gresham is credited with say
ing in letter that Blaine will be the
Republican nominee in 1888 aud will be
elected.
Bereuice Latorre, a young Italian girl,
WAS run over and instantly killed by a
train on the Third Avenue elevated
road in New York.
Brewery employees. to the number of
two thousand, in Philadelphia, struck
against reduction of twenty per cent.
in wages.
There were 1,161. .36S children of school
age in Ohio up to September last. 775,1
pupils enrolled. aud an everage daily
attendance of 5I7,844.
At Wabash. Ind, John Sellers called
Dan Good to his door and shot him
down. TIE murder was the result of a
quarrel. Both are colored.
The Alliance accommodation on the
Pitisburg & FIT. Wayne Railroad was
wrecked near Galilee, o. A number of
persons were seriously injured.
Abner Strauss, of Middetown. O., has
brought suit for $4,000 damages
against L N B0nham ct. al. for refusing
to put his hogs on the pedigree list of
the Poland>China record.
John G Mann, of Minneapolis, Satur-
day night mpleted the task of eating
thirty quails in thirty days at the rate
of d quail daily.
Justice Woods. of the [. S. supreme
court, who is in southern California
seeking to regain his health, is reported
in excellent spirits and gaining III
strength and weight.
The Ceurier-Juurnal's Washington
correspondent telegraphs that story is
in circulation to the effect that Senator
Logan did not receive the right kind of
medical treatm ent.
NVittrock and Weaver, arrested for
the express robbery, have been taken to
st. Louis and delivered to the authors
ties. About 100000 of the stolen money
has been recovered.
After the New Years reception at
the White House the President who
had been compelled to sit occasionally
during the ceremonies, WAS taken up
stairs, suffering severe pain.
The Galesburg QilJ opera-house was
burned. Loss, $4,000.
James McMaSter, editor of the New
York Freeman's S JUuinIl, is dead.
Friday night the mercury ranged
from 20 to S5deg. below ZerO IN MinDe~
sofa.
The election in Canada. Tuesday of
last week resulted in IA complete liberal
victory.
Chas II Raymond. of New York. has
made an assignment his liabilities are
estimated ut $50O,000
Captain A E B sparrow, Of London,
lost S75 900 in bogus cattle company
in California, and committed suicide.
A sled containing twenty young peO.
pie going to dance was struck by a
train at a crossing near Fort Wayne,